Knoxville police SWAT team officers examine a suspect outside a room at the Days Inn hotel on May 27, 2014, in Knoxville.KNOXVILLE – In audio tapes released to various media outlets from the 911 call of Florida triple-murder suspect David Eugene Smith to a Knox County dispatcher, Smith says the world is under evil control and speaks of demons and reptilian beings that eat souls.
Smith called 911 at 9:44 a.m. on May 27 from a Knox County motel room. He said his name was ‘David, from the Bible, Prince David,” and he was wanted for murder in Polk County, Florida, where he said he killed his sister and two others. He also said he had a .40-caliber rifle and was “attempting suicide by cop” because “this is what must be done.”
“The world is under evil control right now. I swear on my life. I have understanding of a lot of things in the Bible,” he said.
Later he said, “Jesus cannot save OK? ….My blood will cleanse the land, most likely, or, I don’t know, it might actually just start World War III right away today.”
According to an account of the recordings in the Knoxville News Sentinel Smith told the dispatcher he was bipolar and not taking his medication.